You probably can't tell, but Michael Jackson's infectious "Beat It" was his first-ever attempt at a rock song. But, the King ...
That was a solo Eddie did on the iconic song "Beat It" by Michael Jackson. And, Alex, I think it was on the charts the same time as "1984," if I'm not... A VAN HALEN: Yeah. MOSLEY: Yeah.
Eddie Van Halen, who has died at the age of 65 ... According to legend, Eddie's 20-second solo on Beat It was so incendiary the speakers in the studio control room caught fire.